The UK unemployment rate jumped above the 5 per cent mark as the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published damning figures that will likely send chills throughout the Labour government …
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Mickey Mouse puts copyright woes to bed with Disney-OpenAI deal
Disney’s $1bn investment in OpenAI, coupled with a three year licensing deal for over 200 Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars characters on Sora, constitutes a seismic shift in how …
British pessimism is stalling growth
British leaders are now the least optimistic cohort internationally, and it’s having a real-world impact on growth, writes David Stevens Britain has long prided itself on being one of the …
Private landowner sends Lime an £8k bill as e-bike row escalates
A London property firm has invoiced Lime nearly £8,000 for removing, storing and returning dockless e-bikes left on its private land, City AM understands, amid struggles to contain the capital’s …
Why leaking can make for good government
Mic-drop moments does not a good government make. Alastair McCapra makes the case for political leaking In November 1989, cameras were finally allowed into the House of Commons. Just a …
The City is thirsty for more detail from Reform
Appearing before MPs yesterday, Keir Starmer bemoaned the “consultations, regulations [and] arms-length bodies” that create “a thicket of reasons why you can’t do something.” He was responding to a question …
The secret to Reform’s rise? They don’t put their out of offices on
Reform used the summer holiday vacuum to further their cause, and it’s made all the difference, writes Michael Martins in today’s Notebook My political winners of the year? Reform spin …
Value of UK passport declines sharply under Labour
The once-coveted British passport has tumbled in value since Rachel Reeves’ “wealth tax” Budget, according to a new report. In the latest Passport Index, put together by financial advisory firm …
‘Picking winners? This is about backing champions’ – Reform’s Zia Yusuf on a radical approach to business
Reform has by any measure enjoyed an incredible 2025. But for much of the poll-topping year, its economic vision has remained an unknown entity. Ali Lyon met policy chief Zia …
Zia Yusuf: Reform government would partially nationalise Rolls-Royce
A Reform government would partially nationalise Rolls-Royce as a quid pro quo for helping it ramp up its small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear programme “as fast as it possibly can”, …